Here comes the Lovely BridalShop after signing a 10-year lease at 182 Duane Street in TriBeCa.

The 2,500-square foot ground floor space, between Hudson and Greenwich Streets, features an additional 2,000-square-foot lower level. A small backyard patio sits behind the all-glass doors that line the rear of the lower space, giving the shop a tucked-away, oasis-like feel that the owners sought, brokers involved with the deal said.

“This space just blew them away,” said Ross Kaplan, with Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, who represented the tenant with Kate Cohen. “When they walked in the door they fell in love. It was just what they were looking for because it’s got a great feel to it, very clean-looking, with great ceiling heights.”
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CVS Pharmacy has leased a 14,274-square-foot retail condominium space below Alchemy Properties’ Griffin Court Condominium development at 454 West 54th Street, which was also sold to Heskel Group earlier this month, The Commercial Observer has learned.

The 25-year lease includes 9,000 square feet of street level frontage, set below the eight–story residential towers, where 95 condo units that hit the market in 2010 are roughly 85 percent occupied.

The property is located in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, a first for CVS, and in close proximity to the theatre district.
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“There’s a flurry of activity going on Downtown,” Mr. Kaplan said, who has represented the landlord for the last year. “Tourism and a dense commercial and residential population is a big draw for retailers in this part of town, especially quick-service shops.”
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Au Bon Pain has signed a long-term lease for roughly 2,600 square feet of retail space at 111 Fulton Street in the Financial District, The Commercial Observer has learned.

Ross Kaplan of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the landlord, while Jacqueline Klinger of The Shopping Center Group represented the tenant.

“There’s a perfect storm going on Downtown,” said Mr. Kaplan, who has represented the landlord over the course of the last year. “The dense commercial and residential population, as well as the tourism in the area, is a great draw for retailers.”

Khim’s Millennium Market – until now a fixture only in Williamsburg – has signed on to occupy the ground floor retail space at the base of Brooklyn’s tallest residential building, The Brooklyner at 111 Lawrence Street, The Commercial Observer has learned.

The organic grocery inked the deal for the roughly 7,000 square feet of space and roughly 70 feet of frontage with Equity Residential following an intensive polling and vetting process by the building manager to find the right tenant, brokers involved with the deal said.
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Newmark Knight Frank has announced the promotion of six professionals in its New York City office: Ross Kaplan, Benjamin Birnbaum, Trever Gallina, Kate Cohen, Hymie Dweck and Kenji Ota, it was announced last week.
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